Dictionary meanings for praṇam from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. 1 To bow down, sa- lute, make a low obeisance to, be [Page0731-b+ 56] humble (with acc. or dative); na pra- ṇamaṃti devatābhyaḥ K. 108; tāṃ bhaktipravaṇe- na cetasā praṇanāma K. 228; Ku. 7. 27; Bg. 11. 44; R. 2. 21. (sāṣṭāṃgaṃ praṇam ‘to fall down on the eight limbs’; see aṣṭāṃga; daṃḍavat praṇam ‘to bow by throwing oneself down on the ground quite prostrate and flat like a stick placed horizontally, touch- ing...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
(nam) P. A1. -ṇamati, te (ind.p. -ṇamya) to bend or bow down before (often with mūrdhnā, śirasā &c), make obeisance to (dat gen. loc. or acc.) Mn.; MBh. &c: Caus. -nāmayati, (ind.p. -namayya), to cause a person (acc.) to bow before (dat.) Ka1lid.; to bow,... mfn. bent forwards, bowed, inclined S3a1n3khBr.; Mn. &c 659,3 131080 mfn. bowed to, saluted reverentially BhP. 659,3 131081 mfn. bent towards, offered...
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